Toy tower



Patented Mar. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES JOSHUA L. GOWEN, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOY TOWER.

Application led April 21,1922. Serial No. 555,814.

This invention relates to toy towers. More` particularly the invention is directed to a toy tower for use in connection with toy railway systems or electric power and lighting systems, as for example toy signal towers and transmission towers.

Among the objects of this invention are to provide a toy tower of the character described which shall be durable in construe,

tion to a high degree and simple and cheap to manufacture.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which is shown one of various possible illustrative embodiments of this inventiom Fig. 1 is a vertical elevational View of a toy tower embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a partial end cross-sectional view cut along line 2 2 of Fig. 1 and showing the reinforcing cap at the top of the tower; and

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view in plan taken along line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the toy tower embodying my invention there shown is seen to comprise the anchor base 10 from which upstands the hollow base member 11. 12 indicates the tower shaft which extends upward from the base member 11 and comprises a hollow member constructed preferably as follows: Two angle pieces each having a pair of sloping sides 13, 13b and 14, 14b are fitted together so as to form. a hollow frustum of a square pyramid. In fitting the angle pieces together, the edge of one of the sides of the angle piece 13, such as 13al is overturned so as to overlap the edge of the adjacent side wall 14b of the other angle piece 14 as shown at 15, and likewise the edge of one of the sides of the angle piece 14, such as 14a is overturned so as to overlap the edge of the adjacent side wall 13h of the angle piece 13 as shown at 16. The material of the sides 13a, 13b, 14a and 14b of the angle pieces is cut away so as to provide the usual triangular openings 18 in imitation of the construction of practical transmission or signal towers. The edges 13c and 14 of the angle pieces are ribbed as at 1S) so that the body of the shaft is offset from the edges forming adjacent the top, at the narrower portions of the sloping sides, ridges 20. t the topV the two angle pieces are held together and reinforced by means o-f a reinforcing cap 21 fitted thereover and having the sides thereof-crimped into the ridges 20 as shown aty 22. The cap may be provided with a pyramid shaped head portion 23 so as to ornamentally finish ofin the top of the tower. i

For securing the base 11 to the anchor plate, the latter is provided with spaced slots 24 into which extend ears 25 depending from the base member and which are overturned as at 26, thus holding the base Vsecurely to the anchor plate. A central opening 27 is formed in the anchor plate in registry with the hollow base member and the shaft of the Jtower extends through said base member and is likewise secured to the anchor plate by means of ears 28 extending from the bottom of the sides 13a. 13h, 14a, 14h, which are likewise overturned against the anchor plate as at 29.

The toy tower constructed as herein described is rigid and durable in construction, the reinforcing cap crimped on as explained at the top of the tower being very effective in both reinforcing and holding the parts of the shaft together.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in whichthe several objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use. I M iflil- As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I

- gether.

2. A toy tower comprising-a-l base portion, a shaft for-med of sectional members upstanfding and supported therefrom, said shaft being secured to the base by extensions from said shaft engaging with said base. and a bracing member surrounding and engaging a lower portion of the shaft, said member being fastened to the. base to serve as a supplementary support for the shaft, and a Areinforcing cap crimped into the sides of said sectional members adjacent the top thereof for `rigidly holding said see-tional members together.

3. A ltoy-V tower comprising a base member, a shaft extending therefrom comprising a pair of angle pieces fitted to each other, said angle pieces having sloping sides and `fitted together to form a substantially pyramid shaped hollowmember, anda cap fitted fricvberfshapxed` tovfonm by crimping thereof a permanent interlocking reinforcement for the top of the tower shaft.

4. A toy tower comprising ay base portion, a shaft u-pstanding and supported therefrom, means for firmly securing said shaft to the base comprising integral extensions to `engage with thebase, vand other means surrounding the lower `portion ofthe shaft, said -means arranged to engage and to secure said shaft portion 'to the base for more rigidly supporting the shaft.

5. A toy tower comprising abase member, a shaft extending therefrom comprising a plurality ofanglepieces :iitted'together to form a hollow member, and a cap fitted over thetop end `portion/of said vmember ffor rigidly securing said pieces together, said piece and cap having corresponding portions on each formedto 'be permanently interloolied by crimping for reinforcingsaitl top end portions.

` In y testimony lwhereofll my signature.

JOSHUA f L. COWEN. y 

